New York A 249: Authorizes the use of an electronic signature by a person granted a power of attorney with respect to tax documents submitted

Status: SUBSTITUTED BY S52 (as of 2025-06-09)

State: New York · Session: 2025-2026 · Bill: A 249

Sponsors: William Magnarelli, Albert A. Stirpe, Amy Paulin, Angelo Santabarbara, Aron Wieder, Carrie Woerner, Catalina Cruz, Chris Burdick, Dana Levenberg, Gabriella Romero, Jeffrey Dinowitz, Jen Lunsford, Jo Anne Simon, Judy Griffin, Marianne Buttenschon, Maritza Davila, MaryJane Shimsky, Nader Sayegh, Philip Ramos, Sarah Clark, Steven Otis, Vivian Cook, Yudelka Tapia

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A00249 Summary:

BILL NOA00249 

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SAME ASSAME AS S00052

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SPONSORMagnarelli

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COSPNSRStirpe, Tapia, Simon, Cruz, Buttenschon, Clark, Sayegh, Davila, Cook, Paulin, Levenberg, Burdick,
 Ramos, Shimsky, Wieder, Griffin, Dinowitz, Lunsford, Woerner, Otis, Santabarbara, Romero

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd &sect;171-k, Tax L

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Authorizes the use of an electronic signature by a person granted a power of attorney by a taxpayer with respect to documents submitted to the New York state department of taxation and finance and the New York city department of finance.

Go to top A00249 Actions:

BILL NOA00249 

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01/08/2025referred to governmental operations

05/20/2025reported referred to ways and means

05/29/2025reported referred to rules

06/09/2025reported 

06/09/2025rules report cal.479

06/09/2025ordered to third reading rules cal.479

06/09/2025substituted by s52

&nbspS00052 AMEND= LIU

&nbsp01/08/2025REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

&nbsp02/03/20251ST REPORT CAL.236

&nbsp02/04/20252ND REPORT CAL.

&nbsp02/05/2025ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

&nbsp02/24/2025PASSED SENATE

&nbsp02/24/2025DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

&nbsp02/24/2025referred to governmental operations

&nbsp06/09/2025substituted for a249

&nbsp06/09/2025ordered to third reading rules cal.479

&nbsp06/09/2025passed assembly

&nbsp06/09/2025returned to senate

&nbsp12/08/2025DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR

&nbsp12/19/2025SIGNED CHAP.667

&nbsp12/19/2025APPROVAL MEMO.48

Go to topA00249 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS Chair:McDonald 
DATE:05/20/2025AYE/NAY:14/0 Action: Favorable refer to committee Ways and Means McDonaldAyeBeephanAye

GlickAyeSimpsonAye

KimAyeNovakhovAye

Bichotte HermelAyeNorberAye

WilliamsAye

RagaAye

SimoneAye

ShimskyAye

KassayAye

BurroughsAye

Committee:WAYS AND MEANS Chair:Pretlow 
DATE:05/29/2025AYE/NAY:34/0 Action: Favorable refer to committee Rules PretlowAyeRaAye

GlickAyeFitzpatrickAye

ColtonAyeHawleyAye

CookAyeBlankenbushAye

BenedettoAyePalmesanoAye

WeprinAyeWalshAye

RamosAyeDeStefanoAye

BraunsteinAyeManktelowAye

McDonaldAyeSmullenAye

RozicAyeGiglioAye

DinowitzAye

MagnarelliAye

BronsonAye

DilanAye

SeawrightExcused

HyndmanAye

WalkerAye

Bichotte HermelAye

SimonAye

CruzAye

OtisAye

SolagesAye

HunterAye

EpsteinAye

SeptimoAye

Committee:RULES Chair:Glick 
DATE:06/09/2025AYE/NAY:25/0 Action: Favorable HeastieExcusedBarclayAye

PretlowAyeHawleyAye

CookAyeBlankenbushAye

GlickAyeRaAye

DinowitzAyeBrabenecAye

ColtonAyePalmesanoAye

MagnarelliExcusedReillyExcused

PaulinAyeSmithAye

Peoples-StokesAyeJensenAye

BenedettoAye

LavineAye

LupardoAye

BraunsteinAye

DavilaExcused

HyndmanExcused

RozicAye

BronsonAye

HevesiAye

HunterAye

TaylorAye

CruzAye

VanelExcused

Go to topA00249 Floor&nbspVotes:

There are no Assembly votes for this bill in this legislative session.

Go to topA00249 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 249

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 (Prefiled)

 January 8, 2025
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 Introduced by M. of A. MAGNARELLI, STIRPE, TAPIA, SIMON, CRUZ, BUTTENS-
 CHON, CLARK, SAYEGH, DAVILA, COOK, PAULIN, LEVENBERG, BURDICK, RAMOS,
 SHIMSKY -- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental
 Operations

 AN ACT to amend the tax law, in relation to authorizing the use of an
 electronic signature by a person granted a power of attorney by a
 taxpayer with respect to documents submitted to the New York state
 department of taxation and finance and the New York city department of
 finance

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Section 171-k of the tax law, as amended by section 11 of
 2 part O of chapter 55 of the laws of 2012, is amended to read as follows:
 3 § 171-k. Electronic signature. (1) If any return or report relating to
 4 a tax, fee or other imposition administered by the commissioner is
 5 authorized by the commissioner to be filed electronically, then such
 6 return or report shall be signed electronically consistent with the
 7 provisions of article three of the state technology law; provided,
 8 however, that if the commissioner determines that electronic signatures
 9 that are used b

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